Division of bid’ah into good and bad – Imām al-Shawkānī

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم وَعَنْ عَائِشَةَ : أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ: مَنْ عَمِلَ عَمَلًا لَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ أَمْرُنَا فَهُوَ رَدُّ» وَلأَحْمَدَ: مَنْ صَنَعَ أَمْرًا عَلَى غَيْرِ أَمْرِنَا فَهُوَ مَرْدُودٌ» From ‘Ā’ishah: that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Whoever does a deed that is not according to our affair, it is rejected.”  In Ahmads version: “Whoever does aContinue reading “Division of bid’ah into good and bad – Imām al-Shawkānī”

Holding a celebration after completing the Qur’ān & refuting the doubt of “good innovation” – Sh. ‘Uthaymīn

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The Questioner: Among the customs and traditions in our city (is that) when one completes the Book of Allāh, they bring various types of food and drink (in celebration). Is this established in the Sunnah or is it a bid’ah (innovation)? And is there (such a thing) as good innovations (bid’ahContinue reading “Holding a celebration after completing the Qur’ān & refuting the doubt of “good innovation” – Sh. ‘Uthaymīn”